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With the Animal Planet Electronic Pet Feeder, you can customize your cat or dog’s meal portions and also the time they are fed.

The Crestuff Automatic Feeder accomplishes two tasks. It allows you to put your dog or cat on a portion control diet and it is a handy way to feed you pet while you are away.

Notes-

- It is larger than it looks - it probably holds at least 5lbs of dog. It is certainly larger than the typical feeder for our Shih Tzu.

- Will allow you to feed your pet up to four times a day.

- Has different settings for portion controls - although small dogs and all cats (except for maybe a large Maine Coon) will use the first setting. Other settings can be used for mid-sized and even large dogs.

- Let's you record a message for you animal - so that they can hear your voice prior to feeding.

- Easy to fill

- The top portion fastens securely to the base

- While it is not *hard* to program it certainly is not intuitive. You will want to make sure that you save your instruction manual as a future reference.

- The motor is somewhat loud, but we do not find it annoying/distracting.

Final Verdict - We really like our Crestuff Automatic Feeder - our only real complaint is that we wish it was easier to program.

4 Stars

Please note I received this product in exchange for an unbiased review

Buying specially designed feeding bowls with built-in obstacles like section dividers that separate his food is one way to help. These bowls will force your pet to eat around the obstacles, making it nearly impossible for him to finish a meal in record time. Placing feeding balls in his bowl is also good because the balls curtail how fast your dog eats. Barbara L. Sherman, D.V.M. and director of Animal Behavior Service at North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, also advises getting him to hunt for his food by using feeder toys -- for example, a hollow ball containing his kibble which is slowly released through a narrow opening while he plays with it.

But many American cats and dogs are facing some of the same dietary/fitness issues as their owners. Pet obesity is on the rise, especially when many owners keep pet bowls and feeders topped off with kibbles for their cats or dogs to graze on throughout the day. Think about it, if you worked with a plate of your favorite sandwiches on your desk, would you be able to say "no"? I'd certainly be tempted to have "just one more, don't mind if I do!".

Of course, pet owners aren't intentionally trying to overfeed their dogs or cats. We often leave a "little more" as a treat, sometimes out of guilt when we're away at work or off for a day/weekend trip without our faithful tailed companion. But in time, all those extra treats and feeding opportunities add up, and pets can exhibit some of the same health/dietary issues plaguing their bipedal counterparts. Because our pets cannot speak, they can't clearly communicate what might be ailing them...and the source of those ailments might be sourced to your feeding habits.

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